> I just wanted to share a couple of books that I have found helpful. [...]
> The second, which I just got this week, is called 8 Steps to a Pain-Free
> Back; it's all about posture and really is good for a lot of things
> besides back pain. It goes over proper posture for sitting, standing,
> bending, walking and even lying down and uses as examples people in Africa
> and other places whose everyday life is very active and they hardly ever
> have back pain.

I have found this book *extremely* useful... Before I got ITBS, I herniated
a disc in my back as a result of playing racquetball aggressively and
shoveling snow a couple of days later. I was desperate with pain, unable to
walk (running was out of the question). Traditional physical therapy, based
on gentle flexion exercises, was ineffective. Then a friend mentioned Robin
McKenzie and the back extension exercises. Within a few days of doing these
exercises the pain went away.

My story is actually a bit longer, but I was so amazed by the results that I
felt compelled to create a web page to tell people about it:
http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/DrT/health/McKenzie.htm

Even though the book focuses on pain (neck and back), his ideas about proper
posture and proper back hygiene are very useful for everyone, even those who
have not (yet) experienced back pain.

By the way, running has never bothered my back...

George